One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.

I believe one would write better if the climate were bad. If there were a lot of wind and storms for example...

The choice of self-abandonment in suffering makes possible the reception of grace - grace on the spiritual level, in the form of an accession of the love and knowledge of God, and grace in the mental and physiological levels, in the form of a diminution of fear, self-concern and even of pain.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at time of challenge and controversy.

And I learned that are troubles Of more than one kind Some come from ahead And some come from behind.

Our trials are supposed to turn us toward God, but we whine and complain and wish someone would turn down the fire so we could have our old life back the way it was.

The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.

I have not suffered a lot for Christ, but I want to tell you that those times that I have suffered and I knew it was for Jesus, have been some of the happiest times of my entire life.

You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.

An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.

Hopes have precarious life. They are oft blighted, withered, snapped sheer off In vigorous growth and turned to rottenness.

Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway.